Associate, Investments

Housing Australia; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful Impact

Flexible Work

Growth Opportunities

Collaborative Culture

Job summary

Housing Australia is seeking a skilled Investment Analyst to support the Investment team across the project lifecycle, from deal origination to in-life management. You will contribute to financial analysis, model reviews and data preparation for reporting.

The role requires strong analytical abilities, a good grasp of funding structures and compliance awareness, with postgraduate qualifications considered desirable. Hybrid work is offered in Sydney.

Qualifications

• Analytical and financial skills to review financial models and statements.
• Experience supporting investment teams with due diligence and financial analysis.
• Understanding of debt, grant and availability payment structures.
• Strong organisational skills to manage multiple tasks and maintain accurate records.
• Governance and compliance awareness aligned with policy and legislative requirements.
• Exposure to financial analysis or asset management or structured environments is beneficial.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in finance, business, law or a related discipline.
• Postgraduate qualifications are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support deal lifecycle from origination to financial close.
• Assist with due diligence materials, credit papers, and submissions.
• Assist commercial deal structuring and negotiations.
• Monitor loan/asset performance across development and operations.
• Update transaction, asset and portfolio data in Housing Australia’s systems.
• Develop capability across housing finance, funding products, asset management and governance.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial analysis

Due diligence coordination

Funding structures

Organisational skills

Governance & compliance

Asset management exposure

Education

Finance / Business / Law degree

Job description

Housing Australia is the Australian Government’s independent housing delivery agency. It supports the delivery of Government programs to improve the supply of sustainable, long-term social and affordable housing, and supports home ownership for more Australians.

Our purpose is to improve housing outcomes for Australians – so when you join us, you're not just building a career, you're building a better Australia.

This role supports the Investment team across the project lifecycle, from deal execution to in-life management of housing projects including contributing to financial, credit analysis and loan asset management activities to enable Housing Australia to deliver on the Australian government's objectives.

Key responsibilities

Transaction support across the deal lifecycle: Provide support to investment focused teams across the deal lifecycle, from origination to financial clos. This includes supporting financial analysis, helping maintain financial models, and preparing and reviewing data for More Homes Group reporting.

Deal documentation: Support investment teams by assisting with the preparation of due diligence materials, negotiation documents, credit papers, and approval submissions as required.

Deal structuring: Assist investment teams with commercial deal structuring and negotiations, including attending client meetings where appropriate to support senior team members.

Loan / asset performance monitoring: Support monitoring of asset performance across development and operational phases, including assisting reviews of project reporting, compliance checks with approved conditions and helping identify potential risks.

Reporting and systems: Accurate, timely and compliant updating of transaction, asset and portfolio information in Housing Australia’s systems, supporting data integrity and portfolio oversight.

Learning and capability development: Actively develop technical capability across housing finance, funding products, asset management and governance.

Responsible for working with the Director Corporate Enablement and Risk to ensure compliance with Housing Australia’s AML/CTF program including the collection and updating of documentation and ongoing customer due diligence.

The successful candidate will have:

Analytical and financial skills - ability to review and interpret financial models and statements or quickly develop these skills.

Transaction support- ability to support investment teams with coordination of transaction-related activities, including due diligence and financial analysis.

Understanding of funding products - developing understanding of debt, grant and availability payment structures.

Organisational and delivery skills - strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and maintain accurate records.

Governance and compliance awareness- understanding of the governance, compliance and approval processes and ability to complete assigned tasks in accordance with policy and legislative requirements.

Exposure to financial analysis, asset management or structured environments is beneficial

Relevant tertiary qualifications in finance, business, law or a related discipline. Postgraduate qualifications are desirable.

What We Offer

• Meaningful Impact: Contribute to Australia's housing solutions and work together with stakeholders who have a shared ambition to facilitate more housing for more Australians.
• Flexible Work: Our hybrid operating model helps support work-life integration and fosters meaningful connection and collaboration.
• Growth Opportunities: We invest in the development and wellbeing of our people to support personal and professional growth.
• Collaborative Culture: Join a purpose-driven team that works as One Team supporting each other and striving for excellence.

We are an equal opportunity employer who values and celebrates diversity.